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The National Examinations Council, on Tuesday, released the results of the 2023 Internal Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination with a record of 61.60 per cent of candidates scoring five credits and above, including English and Mathematics. However, the examination council disclosed that 93 schools were found to be involved in whole-school (mass) cheating while 52 […]
The Federal Government, on Tuesday, said it was considering the growing demand for the establishment of an International Anti-Corruption Court, describing it as a paradigm shift in its approach to combating corruption at the global level. The government said the corrosive impact of corruption on Nigeria’s development, stability, and prosperity could not be overstated. The […]
Oil marketers, on Tuesday, countered the position of the Federal Government, as they insisted that the current pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, should not be less than N800/litre if there was no subsidy on the commodity. Petrol currently sells at between N580/litre and N617/litre depending on the area of purchase, as […]
The United Nations has said over 260,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in the Gaza Strip, as heavy Israeli bombardments from the air, land and sea continue to hit the Palestinian enclave. It added that fierce fighting has left thousands dead on both sides since Hamas launched a surprise assault on Saturday, […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed an immediate Action Plan to halt the impending flood crisis nationwide. Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on the Media & Communications, Office of the Vice President, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. According to the statement, Tinubu, represented by the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, made […]
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde on Monday inaugurated an eleven-member committee tasked with reviewing workers’ salaries and addressing other demands by labour unions, in response to the directive from national labour union leaders following the removal of fuel subsidy. The committee to be headed by the Secretary to the State Government, (SSG), Prof Olanike Adeyemo has a four-week mandate to […]
The management of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun State has announced the suspension of academic activities for one week. The Registrar of the polytechnic, Mrs Olubunmi Elewodalu disclosed this in a statement sent to newsmen on Monday evening. She said the closing down of the school was due to the prevailing circumstances, apparently referring to […]
Five weeks after President Bola Tinubu recalled ambassadors and 21 days before the October 31 deadline for their return, the Federal Government appears to have backtracked on the policy, fuelling speculations that the government may have given them a months extension. On September 2, President Tinubu recalled all of Nigeria’s ambassadors, both career and non-career […]
Around 1,500 bodies of Hamas militants have been found in Israel around the Gaza Strip, the army said Tuesday, as it pummelled the Palestinian enclave with air strikes. “Approximately 1,500 bodies of Hamas (fighters) were found in Israel around the Gaza Strip,” military spokesman Richard Hecht told reporters, adding that security forces had “more or […]
Residents of Myanmar’s flood-hit Bago city salvaged food and belongings from their waterlogged homes on Tuesday after record rainfall triggered floods that authorities said have displaced 14,000 people. The rainy season typically brings months of heavy downpours to the Southeast Asian country, but scientists say man-made climate change is making weather patterns more intense. In […]
